Synonyms of punctured

punctured

verb

past tense of puncture

1

as in pierced

to make a hole or series of holes in

a nail punctured the tire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pierced
• drilled
• punched
• poked
• holed
• perforated
• riddled
• bored
• tapped
• penetrated
• pricked
• cut
• broke
• slashed
• excavated
• ruptured
• broached
• hollowed
• split
• grooved
• slit
• gouged
• prickled
• notched
• gashed
• rent
• burrowed (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filled
• sealed
• patched
• plugged

2

as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbed
• pierced
• jabbed
• picked
• stuck
• pecked
• impaled
• speared
• poked
• skewered
• lanced
• harpooned
• spitted
• gored
• punched
• sliced
• transfixed
• spiked
• pinked
• ran through
• perforated
• transpierced
• riddled
• pricked
• spindled
• cut
• bayoneted
• knifed
• thrust
• pronged
• gimleted
• pinpricked
• piked
• quilled
• dirked
• poniarded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of punctured

This is punctured by a wailing refrain from Lyons, whose runs serve as a continual anchor to the jazz tradition throughout his time with Taylor. — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026

State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple said the ammonia tank was found and did not appear to be punctured or leaking. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

The sullen tribute to Payne settled the room into a cool near-silence, punctured by quiet gasps and muffled crying. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026

The hackneyed ruminations on feminine style are punctured by an image of violent female rage. — Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

As for the crack, well, that happened by accident when heavy equipment punched through a concrete wall and unintentionally punctured the sphere, company officials told The Mountaineer. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026

Grill the potatoes, cut sides down first, then flip with tongs, until golden brown, crispy on the edges, and easily punctured by a thermometer probe. — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026

At stake are large payments the state receives as part of the compact, which the Tribe could suspend if its monopoly on sports betting is punctured. — Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

That notion reached its pinnacle after the Chiefs beat the Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game but was punctured by their 40-22 clobbering at the hands of the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026